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A new and distinct Portulaca cultivar named `DPAZFCHSIA` is disclosed,
characterized by stable flower color, long blooming period--from Spring
to Autumn, compact and semi-trailing habit. The new variety is a
Portulaca, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

Inventors:

Danziger; Gavriel; (Moshav Mishmar Hashiva, IL)

Applicant:

Name

City

State

Country

Type

Danziger; Gavriel

Moshav Mishmar Hashiva

IL

Appl. No.:

14/544979

Filed:

March 12, 2015

Current U.S. Class:

PLT/471

Class at Publication:

PLT/471

International Class:

A01H 5/00 20060101 A01H005/00

Claims

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Portulaca plant named `DPAZFCHSIA` as
herein illustrated and described.

Description

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES

[0001] Portulaca oleracea

VARIETY DENOMINATION

[0002] `DPAZFCHSIA`

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The new Portulaca cultivar is a product of a planned breeding
program conducted by the inventor, Gavriel Danziger, in Moshav Mishmar
Hashiva, Israel. The objective of the breeding program was to produce new
Portulaca varieties for ornamental commercial applications. The open
pollination resulting in this new variety was made during 2010.

[0004] The seed parent is the, unpatented, proprietary variety referred to
as Portulaca `PT-9-650`. The pollen parent is unknown as it was an open
pollination breeding program. The new variety was discovered in June of
2011 by the inventor in a group of seedlings resulting from the 2010
crossing, in a research greenhouse in Moshav Mishmar Hashiva, Israel.

[0005] Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar was performed by
vegetative cuttings. This was first performed at a research greenhouse in
Moshav Mishmar Hashiva, Israel in August of 2011 and has shown that the
unique features of this cultivar are stable and reproduced true to type
in more than 10 successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The cultivar `DPAZFCHSIA` has not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations
in environment such as temperature, day length, and light intensity,
without, however, any variance in genotype.

[0007] The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be the unique characteristics of `DPAZFCHSIA` These
characteristics in combination distinguish `DPAZFCHSIA` as a new and
distinct Portulaca cultivar: [0008] 1. Compact and semi-trailing plant
habit. [0009] 2. Vivid and stable flower color. [0010] 3. Long blooming
period, from Spring to Autumn.

[0011] Plants of the new cultivar `DPAZFCHSIA` are similar to plants of
the seed parent, Portulaca `PT-9-650` in most horticultural
characteristics, however, plants of the new cultivar `DPAZFCHSIA` differ
in the following; [0012] 1. New variety has a more compact and denser
habit. [0013] 2. Less trailing habit than seed parent. [0014] 3. New
variety produces larger flowers.

COMMERCIAL COMPARISON

[0015] Plants of the new cultivar `DPAZFCHSIA` are comparable to the
commercial variety Portulaca `Cupcakes Grape Jelly`. The two Portulaca
varieties are similar in most horticultural characteristics; however, the
new variety `DPAZFCHSIA` differs in the following: [0016] 1. Leaves or
the new variety are narrower in the apex and thinner overall. [0017] 2.
Petal apex of the new variety is rounded while the petal apex of
`Cupcakes Grape Jelly` is retuse. [0018] 3. `DPAZFCHSIA` has a plant
habit which is semi trailing habit while the plant habit of `Cupcakes
Grape Jelly` is semi-upright.

[0019] Plants of the new cultivar `DPAZFCHSIA` can also be comparable to
the patented commercial variety Portulaca `SAKPOR001` U.S. Plant Pat. No.
24,528. The two Portulaca varieties are similar in most horticultural
characteristics; however, the new variety `DPAZFCHSIA` differs in the
following: [0020] 1. Flowers are different shade of purple; N74B while
the `SAKPOR001` flower color is 67A. [0021] 2. The new variety has a
plant habit which is compact and semi-trailing; this comparator has a
plant habit is semi-mounding and upright. [0022] 3. Plant vigor of the
new variety is moderate; this comparator has a vigorous growth habit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

[0023] The accompanying photograph in FIG. 1 illustrates in full color a
typical plant of `DPAZFCHSIA` grown in a greenhouse, in a 13 cm pot. Age
of the plant photographed is approximately 60 days from a rooted cutting.
FIG. 2 illustrates a close up of the foliage. The photographs were taken
using conventional techniques and although colors may appear different
from actual colors due to light reflectance it is as accurate as possible
by conventional photographic techniques.